NGC 498 explained

NGC 498
Epoch:	J2000
Type:	S0 ^[1]
Ra:
Dist Ly:	261.13 Mly
Z:	0.020518/6151 km/s
Appmag V:	16
Size V:	0.25 x 0.25
Constellation Name:	Pisces
Names:	MCG 5-4-37, NPM1G +33.0043, PGC 5059
Size:	~19,560 ly (estimated)

NGC 498 is a lenticular galaxy located about 260 million light-years away from Earth,^[2] in the constellation Pisces.^[3] NGC 498 was discovered by astronomer R. J. Mitchell on October 23, 1856.^[4]

NGC 498 is a member of the NGC 507 Group^[5] which is part of the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• • Lenticular galaxy List of NGC objects (1–1000)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 0498 . 2017-11-28.
2. Web site: Your NED Search Results. ned.ipac.caltech.edu. 2017-11-28.
3. Web site: Galaxy NGC 498 - Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser. Rojas. Sebastián García. DSO Browser. en. 2017-11-28.
4. Web site: New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499. cseligman.com. en-US. 2017-11-28.
5. Tifft. W. G.. Hilsman. K. A.. Corrado. L. C.. July 1975. The NGC 507 cluster of galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. en. 199. 16–18. 10.1086/153658. 0004-637X. 1975ApJ...199...16T.
6. Gregory. S. A.. Thompson. L. A.. Tifft. W. G.. January 1981. The Perseus supercluster. The Astrophysical Journal. en. 243. 411–426. 10.1086/158608. 0004-637X. 1981ApJ...243..411G. free.
7. Sakai. Shoko. Giovanelli. Riccardo. Wegner. Gary. July 1994. Distribution of galaxies around Abell 262 and the NGC 383 and NGC 507 groups. The Astronomical Journal. en. 108. 33. 10.1086/117042. 0004-6256. 1994AJ....108...33S.